Happy Independence Day! We celebrate that day on which representatives from the 13 original colonies declared our independence from Great Britain. That day in 1776 came during the Revolutionary War which began in 1775 and ended at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 (though it took 2 more years to for a treaty to come […]
This Sunday I will leave for a little time away with my family! Vacation is needed! My parents (2), a brother and sister (2), a sister and her family (5), a brother and his family (4), and another brother and his family (7) for a total of 21 will descend on North Myrtle Beach this
What a beautiful Feast we celebrate! Jesus gives us His Body and Blood to transform us and help us become one with Him so we can have life within us and bring Him to others. We are nourished by this spiritual food, the bread of heaven, the bread of angels. The whole Christian life and
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit! End of the School Year! The last day of School was Wednesday this past week. We ended with a beautiful mass! I cannot tell you how proud I am of Sr. Joan, the teachers and staff, the children, and the parents
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Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful! Congratulations Graduates! Congratulations to all of our Graduates from 8th Grade, from High School, and from College! This milestone in your lives is a stepping stone towards fulfilling God’s plan for you in your life. Your parents, your friends, your pastor, your parish, and your God want
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Christ is Risen! He is Risen, indeed! Ascension of Our Lord This Sunday, we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord Jesus into Heaven. The Apostles, the early church, and every Christian including ourselves receive from Him in His last words a commission – Go and make disciples! Immediately, we think of great missionaries throughout the
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Christ is Risen! He is Risen, indeed! Mother’s Day Happy Mother’s Day! Today we celebrate and honor our mothers who are such a gift to each of us. We set aside this day to pray for our mothers whether living or deceased. Pray also for those whose mothers have gone to the Lord this past
Christ is Risen! He is Risen, indeed! Retreat Beginning Sunday, I will be on retreat. The last time I tried to take a personal retreat, I had to turn right back around after checking into the monastery retreat house and make the announcement that our bishop was transferred to Atlanta! Please pray that nothing like
He is Risen, indeed! Rejoice the Lord has conquered death and lives again! The Octave of Easter ends today with Divine Mercy Sunday. The last 8 days we have celebrated each day as if it were Easter Sunday! Our Easter Season has just begun. On Tuesday of last week, I wished someone a “Happy Easter!”
He is Risen, indeed! Rejoice the Lord has conquered death and lives again! What a gift to celebrate the Sacred Mysteries of our Redemption, the Paschal Mysteries – the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord – with you and with a full St. James Church! We were unable to gather physically together last year